Leicester lockdown: blame on minority communities needs to be challenged
Jul 14, 2020 08:17 am UTC| Economy
The city of Leicester and some surrounding areas entered the UKs first localised COVID-19 lockdown on 30 June. Discussions that were supposedly centred around a public health concern regarding the spike in new COVID-19...
China's railway trips decline 54% in first half
Jul 14, 2020 01:48 am UTC| Economy
The China State Railway Group Co Ltd. recorded 818 million railway passenger trips across the country in the first half of 2020, which represents a 53.9 percent year-on-year decline. The company expects railway...
Russia, China to expand railway cargo links
Jul 14, 2020 01:31 am UTC| Economy
Russia and China plan to develop the Berelast Logistics Center into the largest railway cargo terminal in Russia with a total investment of $283 million and an annual turnover capacity of 730,000 TEUs. The Berelast...
S. Korea airlines eye expanded routes to China to meet business demand
Jul 13, 2020 15:55 pm UTC| Economy
South Korea is seeking to increase the number of flights to China to 10 a week, to resume flights on three more routes on top of the four it already serves to meet travel demand from businessmen. Korean Air Lines Co.,...
Anti-China sentiment in India bodes well for Samsung: analysts
Jul 13, 2020 00:02 am UTC| Economy
Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to increase its sales in India due to a public boycott of Chinese-made goods. The growing anti-China sentiment in India was due to 20 Indian soldiers deaths in last months border...
US imposes 25% duties on French goods in digital tax row
Jul 12, 2020 00:12 am UTC| Economy
The US imposed 25 percent more duties on $1.3 billion value of French imports in response to Frances digital services tax. However, it is holding off from collecting the additional duties to allow further time to...
Chinese banks brace being cut off US dollar supply
Jul 11, 2020 23:51 pm UTC| Economy
Chinese banks are preparing contingency plans if US legislation causes them to be cut off from US dollars or lose access to US dollar settlements as a penalty for serving officials implementing the new national security...
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Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects